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Maegu Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Standard Loopable Combo

Full Combo

W + RMB
Hazy PathOpener only, skip when looping
F
Foxflare AmbushOpener only, skip when looping
RMB
Foxflare Fleche
(Shift +) LMB
Emberclaw Slash
LMB
Flow: Emberclaw Sweep
S + RMB
Foxflare Stroke
Q
Foxflare Cleave
A / D + RMB
Twirling Rhapsody
Shift + F
Twirling Foxflare
Hold F
Flow: Foxflare Encore
Shift + Q
Emberclaw Finale
RMB
Foxflare Fleche
E
Emberclaw Crush
S + F
Twirling Retreat
Shift + RMB
Emberclaw Torrent

Note

Skip Hazy Path and Foxflare Ambush when looping.
Foxflare Ambush is a ranged engage or repositioning tool. It's best used into Foxflare Fleche or Twirling Rhapsody after.
When you're fast, Emberclaw Finale will not be off cooldown in time. When this happens, move it later in the combo, skip it, or fill time with the filler spells below.
Filler spells with faster attack speed: Fan Kick (S + LMB), and Foxflare Fleche (RMB) or Twirling Rhapsody (A / D + RMB) on cooldown.
You can use A / D + F for Foxflare Ambush to come out from the side if you don't want to go behind the target.
Once you're comfortable on the class, the DPS Priority List below gives better results: Awakening Maegu has a lot of short cooldowns, so a preset loop loses casts of them over time.

Unique Class Mechanic

Spiritforging

Spiritforging and the Magic AP buff are two separate things. Awakening Maegu combos depend heavily on correctly understanding this passive. See the Spiritforging video guide below for a full walkthrough.

Entering Spiritforged State

Spiritforged state is entered when using a skill that lists "Revered Fox Spirit Spiritforges into the foxfire of the foxtail fans": Hazy Path (W + RMB), Foxflare Charge (W + F), Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB), Emberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB), Flow: Emberclaw Sweep (LMB), Emberclaw Finale (Shift + Q), Emberclaw Crush (E).
Rage Absorption (Z) or the 100% version of Emberclaw Finale do not grant Spiritforging, and 100% is lower DPS than a normal Emberclaw Finale, so prefer Z absorb.

Enhanced Skills

Any abilities in a combo afterwards are enhanced, but only abilities that list additional Spiritforged effects: Twirling Foxflare, Flow: Foxflare Encore, Twirling Rhapsody, Foxflare Stroke, Foxflare Cleave, Foxflare Fleche, Twirling Retreat, Fan Kick, Foxflare Ambush.

Losing Spiritforged State

Spiritforged state is lost when you stop comboing awakened abilities:
- Dashing, except Foxflare Ambush (F) and Foxflare Charge (W + F)
- Idling, which happens quickly after some spells
- Swapping to pre-awakening
It is sustained even when using spells that are on cooldown. Using the same skill twice seems to remove it only because you can't combo a skill into itself, so there is an idling gap. How long it lasts between spells depends on each spell's linger animation before idling.
There is no indicator for Spiritforged. The only way to tell is to use spells with extra Spiritforged effects and see whether they are enhanced.

Spiritforging Openers

Hazy Path (W + RMB) → continue your combo.
Foxflare Stroke (S + RMB attack 1) → Emberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB): often good as a standing opener (Spiritforging for S + RMB isn't important) or after another opener.
Hazy Path (W + RMB) → Foxflare Ambush (F): good opener to get behind a pack, or to get add-ons if you use them on F. You can use Foxflare Fleche (RMB) between them for Critical Hit Rate if needed.
Foxflare Fleche (RMB) → Emberclaw Crush (E) → the openers above. RMB fast casts E.
Backup starters: Soul Tear (Quickslot) → C / S + C swap → Emberclaw Finale (Shift + Q), or Spirit Step (A / D + RMB) → Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB).

Magic AP Buff

When you use a spell empowered by Spiritforging you gain a stack of the Magic AP buff, up to 3. It is purely a bonus for using Spiritforge-empowered spells and doesn't influence their mechanics.

PvE Combo Guide

DPS Priority List

Prioritise higher spells on the list for DPS. Remember to apply -DP at the beginning!

Start Spiritforging

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Backups
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Top Priority

Core DPS

Filler

AoE Filler While Gathering

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement from pack-to-pack

Shift + Direction
Spirit Step+Chain: Spirit StepYour PvE iframes
Quickslot
Soul TearFastest and most efficient movement in the kit. Return to Awakening with W + RMB, W + F, S + C or C (W + C is slower than other C swaps)
W + F
Foxflare ChargeDecent long distance movement, but Soul Tear costs less stamina for the same speed
W + RMB
Hazy PathEngage that starts spiritforging, usually used as the last dash before Foxflare Ambush to engage with spiritforging active
F
Foxflare AmbushTargeted dash behind the target, good engage
W + RMB → F
Hazy Path→Foxflare AmbushTypically used to engage from short-medium distance

Examples of Repositioning

F
Foxflare AmbushHigh DPS repositioning and engage, normally followed with Foxflare Fleche (RMB) to close distance and speed up Foxflare Ambush
A / D + RMB
Twirling RhapsodyFast and high DPS
S + F
Twirling RetreatDecent DPS backwards dash
RMB
Foxflare FlecheSmall dash

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

EvasionPre-awakening
SoulsnarePre-awakening. Lock it to be able to use Foxflare Ambush as a swap back to Awakening
Heavenward DancePre-awakening. Lock it to be able to swap to Awakening with Hazy Path
Twirling CranePreference. Use it from the quickslot instead if you misspress it

Quickslot

Twirling CranePreference
Foxspirit Conduit3 minute buff
Soul TearOften used for movement
Heavenward DanceIf you will use it and have it locked for the Awakening swap

Buffs & Debuffs

Foxflare StrokeS + RMB
+18 AP
CharmedSpace, pre-awakening. Only used as a prebuff
+20 AP
Twirling CranePassive buff effect from spiritforging
+12 Magic AP
Foxspirit Conduit3 minute cooldown. Overwrites whichever AP buff you have applied, so effectively +7 AP over Foxflare Stroke or +5 AP over Charmed
+25 AP
Emberclaw Slash/Foxspirit: TagEmberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB), Foxspirit: Tag (RMB)
-20 DP

Core Skill

Emberclaw SlashMost people take this one
Frontal Guard
Emberclaw CrushAlso an ok option
Super Armor

Skill Enhancements

Heavenly ReturnBest choice for PvE: fast with decent damage, used in Flow: Hanpuri (E) combos or on its own as a quick backstep. Spirit Parade does less damage for a longer animation but is the option if you want protection
Lv. 56
Constricting CharmDecent filler with very high attack speed when nothing else is available, and it flows into Spirit Sparks. Petal Snare is long and low DPS
Lv. 57
Spirit SparksWeak on its own but a decent follow-up to Constricting Charm. Soul Charm is not useful in PvE
Lv. 58

Magnus Skill

Foxflare FlingUseless in PvE. Leave Magnus Foxflare Fling unlearned

Advanced Information

Notable Cancels

Foxflare Ambush (F) into Foxflare Fleche (RMB) or Twirling Rhapsody (A / D + RMB) skips the small linger on Foxflare Ambush.
Twirling Retreat (S + F) into Twirling Foxflare (Shift + F) or Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB) skips the small linger on Twirling Retreat.
Emberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB): almost everything skips the windup on this. Avoid the slow casts below.
Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB): almost everything skips the windup on this. Avoid the slow casts below.

Slow Casts: Avoid These

Emberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB) after Foxflare Charge, Foxflare Stroke (attack 2 only), Twirling Retreat, Twirling Foxflare (not Flow: Foxflare Encore). Slow cast from idling too.
Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB) after S + Shift (back dash) or Fan Kick (attack 2 only). Slow cast from idling too.

Emberclaw Crush (E)

Emberclaw Crush can be cast either skipping attack 1 or as a full cast. Attack 1 is a small, very fast AoE, so it's hard to even notice skipping it.
These spells skip attack 1 (spells marked Good are good to cast Emberclaw Crush after; the rest are low DPS and only low priority filler):
- Foxflare Fleche (RMB) Good
- Hazy Path (W + RMB)
- Foxflare Cleave (Q)
- Fan Kick (S + LMB)
- Foxflare Stroke (S + RMB)
- Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB, attack 2 not 3)
- Flow: Foxflare Encore (Hold F after Twirling Foxflare)
- Emberclaw Finale (Shift + Q)
- Emberclaw Slash (Shift + LMB)
- Flow: Emberclaw Sweep (LMB after Emberclaw Slash)
These spells full cast:
- Twirling Rhapsody (A / D + RMB) Good
- Twirling Retreat (S + F) Good
- Emberclaw Torrent (Shift + RMB, attack 3 only) Good
- Foxflare Ambush (F): it's better to do Foxflare Ambush → Foxflare Fleche → Emberclaw Crush
- Foxflare Charge (W + F)
- Twirling Foxflare (Shift + F), not Flow: Foxflare Encore, which should be avoided as Flow: Foxflare Encore is top DPS
TL;DR: only cast Emberclaw Crush after Foxflare Fleche, Twirling Rhapsody, Twirling Retreat or Emberclaw Torrent (attack 3).
There is no complete listing of Awakening Maegu cancels; these were found while making the DPS sheet or playing.

Class Addons

Emberclaw Slash I

Call upon the revered fox spirit through the fox's eye and bind it to the foxfire of your ...

Skill Add-on Effect

Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
All DP -20 for 10 sec to target

Twirling Foxflare I

Strike down the enemy multiple times with your foxtail fans. If you are Spiritforged, ...

Skill Add-on Effect

All DP +20 for 15 sec
Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec

Twirling Rhapsody I

Rotate like a dance and charge into the enemy's side, striking them.

Skill Add-on Effect

Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec

Foxflare Fleche

Spot the enemy's opening and swiftly dash in for a strike.

Skill Add-on Effect

Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec

Foxflare Ambush

Quickly surround yourself with Foxfire and leap into the air to aim for the enemy's rear.

Skill Add-on Effect

Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
All DP -20 for 10 sec to target

Flow: Emberclaw Sweep

Preceding Skill: [Emberclaw Slash III] Strike the enemy again with the sharp Foxfire.

Skill Add-on Effect

Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec

Video Guide

Awakening Maegu Spiritforging Guide

Watch on YouTube

Change Log

October 8, 2026

2 changes

Official patch notes

All
Unified the level-based base stats (Max HP, HP Recovery, All AP, All Damage Reduction and All Evasion) for every class. Class-specific stat differences now come from a new passive skill learned automatically at Lv. 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70.All classes
All
Added the common skill Godslayer: Force Palm (Lv. 60+). Its Secret Book is obtained at A Freesword's Hearth in Voidekaia after finishing the Inner Edania main quests.All classes

September 17, 2026

1 change

Official patch notes

All
Fixed the illusory double disappearing when hit by summons.Both specs

June 11, 2026

1 change

Official patch notes

PvE
Absolute: Charmed: PvE damage +40%. PvP ratio lowered so PvP damage stays the same.Both specs

March 26, 2026

1 change

Official patch notes

PvP
Black Spirit: Twirling Rhapsody: Fixed Floating sometimes applying in PvP when used to the left with Core: Twirling Rhapsody.

February 12, 2026

2 changes

Official patch notes

All
Foxflare Stroke: All AP buff +20 → +18; Awakening skill damage raised about 0.8% so overall damage stays the same.
All
Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

December 4, 2025

2 changes

Official patch notes

All
Bristling Sparks: Fixed camera turning slowing down after certain skills.Both specs
All
Emberclaw Finale: Fixed the character moving forward during the skill.

November 27, 2025

2 changes

Official patch notes

All
Foxspirit: Tag: Fixed MP recovery and missing Back/Air/Down Attack when comboed from certain skills.Both specs
All
Twirling Foxflare: Forward Guard lasts slightly longer.

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Maegu Awakening

Standard Loopable Combo

Full Combo

Spiritforging

DPS Priority List

Start Spiritforging

Top Priority

Core DPS

Filler

AoE Filler While Gathering

Class Mobility

Movement from pack-to-pack

Examples of Repositioning

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

Quickslot

Buffs & Debuffs

Core Skill

Skill Enhancements

Magnus Skill

Advanced Information

Further Reading

Class Addons

Emberclaw Slash I

Twirling Foxflare I

Twirling Rhapsody I

Foxflare Fleche

Foxflare Ambush

Flow: Emberclaw Sweep

Awakening Maegu Spiritforging Guide

Change Log

October 8, 2026

September 17, 2026

June 11, 2026

March 26, 2026

February 12, 2026

December 4, 2025

November 27, 2025

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